Weather Records on 3 March 1987

1,497 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 March 1987. Highest significance: Amiandos, CY.

Key Facts for 3 March 1987

On 3 March 1987, 1,497 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
454 were record highs and 604 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 139 monthly and 1,356 daily.
Amiandos set a daily record precipitation of 104.0 mm (4.1 in) on 3 March 1987.
Across 159 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

1,497 stations

1,497 station records on 3 March 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 March 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Amiandos	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Seaside	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bogan Gate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Molong (King St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Willamina	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Goonumbla (Coradgery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tullamore (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eschwege	Germany	Record snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Blackheath (Lawrence St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
El Carmen (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fordsdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Crowfels Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hungry Horse Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oakville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Scotia	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Limassol	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.6 C (-3.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	-24.8 C (-12.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.6 C (-3.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dubbo (Mentone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dilley 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rex 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Running Stream (Brooklyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-16.2 C (2.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-15.2 C (4.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moonan Flat (High St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	-26.3 C (-15.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Flahult	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-8.2 C (17.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guffey 10 SE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,497 records

Records set or tied on 3 March 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 152, Lowest daily maximum 376, Highest daily minimum 302, Lowest daily minimum 228, Heaviest daily rainfall 360, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 73.

Records on 3 March 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	152
Lowest daily maximum	376
Highest daily minimum	302
Lowest daily minimum	228
Heaviest daily rainfall	360
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	73

Records on 3 March 1987 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 139, daily 1,356.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,292 broken records

Margins by which the 1,292 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 March 1987

Top 20 records on 3 March 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 March 1987	Amiandos, CY	daily rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 March 1987	Priest Rvr Exp STN, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 March 1987	Bremerton, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1987	Seaside, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1987	Bogan Gate Post Office, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1987	Newport, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	70 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1987	Molong (King St), AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1987	Willamina, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1987	Goonumbla (Coradgery), AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	9 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1987	Tullamore (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1987	Eschwege, DE	all-time snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	0 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1987	Velikie Luki, RU	monthly low min	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	97 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1987	Ai-Petri, UA	daily rain	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1987	Blackheath (Lawrence St), AU	daily rain	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1987	El Carmen (Smn), MX	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1987	Luna Rs, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1987	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1987	Fordsdale, AU	daily rain	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1987	Manildra (Hazeldale), AU	daily rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1987	Crowfels Station, AU	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1804 to 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1987. 1987 had 1,497 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 03-03 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1840	1
1842	1
1843	1
1845	3
1846	3
1850	1
1851	2
1852	1
1853	1
1859	2
1862	2
1863	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1875	1
1877	2
1878	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	8
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1895	2
1896	6
1897	6
1898	4
1899	3
1900	9
1901	10
1902	8
1903	14
1904	9
1905	21
1906	24
1907	6
1908	7
1909	32
1910	6
1911	13
1912	73
1913	34
1914	24
1915	18
1916	36
1917	60
1918	61
1919	76
1920	56
1921	138
1922	56
1923	280
1924	83
1925	406
1926	152
1927	143
1928	79
1929	173
1930	203
1931	259
1932	279
1933	143
1934	504
1935	248
1936	265
1937	187
1938	455
1939	179
1940	300
1941	819
1942	454
1943	1,533
1944	366
1945	649
1946	530
1947	761
1948	449
1949	266
1950	780
1951	1,006
1952	810
1953	668
1954	480
1955	884
1956	669
1957	261
1958	247
1959	360
1960	2,276
1961	650
1962	568
1963	309
1964	794
1965	835
1966	949
1967	520
1968	697
1969	395
1970	705
1971	888
1972	1,141
1973	557
1974	1,849
1975	534
1976	1,611
1977	949
1978	1,504
1979	1,037
1980	1,741
1981	642
1982	968
1983	1,676
1984	378
1985	740
1986	987
1987	1,497
1988	1,081
1989	1,443
1990	775
1991	1,169
1992	1,354
1993	607
1994	1,574
1995	1,234
1996	693
1997	1,704
1998	957
1999	1,187
2000	1,049
2001	903
2002	1,880
2003	876
2004	778
2005	727
2006	604
2007	888
2008	917
2009	1,671
2010	685
2011	677
2012	866
2013	719
2014	2,301
2015	543
2016	545
2017	315
2018	516
2019	1,795
2020	678
2021	553
2022	962
2023	809
2024	1,359
2025	695
2026	970

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Data for records on 1987-03-03: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	1,262
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1